Barking Abbey

Monastery

building in London, England, UK

Location: 51.5359, 0.0754

What this place is

  • Monastery — Barking Abbey

Who is recorded here

In art

About the place

The Abbey of St Mary and St Ethelburga, founded in the 7th-century and commonly known as Barking Abbey, is a former Roman Catholic, royal monastery located in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It has been described as having been "one of the most important nunneries in the country".

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